A sword by itself does not slay; it is merely the weapon used by the slayer.
SENECA THE YOUNGERWhat narrow innocence it is for one to be good only according to the law.
More Seneca the Younger Quotes
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Light is that grief which counsel can allay.
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What is more insane than to vent on senseless things the anger that is felt towards men?
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Virtue needs a director and guide. Vice can be learned even without a teacher.
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Drunkenness does not create vice; it merely brings it into view.
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Unjust dominion cannot be eternal.
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What you do for an ungrateful man is thrown away.
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Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in defiance of which we ought to face any suffering.
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Modesty once extinguished knows not how to return.
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His head was turned by too great success.
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You learn to know a pilot in a storm.
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To be feared is to fear. No one has been able to strike terror into others and at the same time enjoy peace of mind.
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Desultory reading is delightful, but to be beneficial, our reading must be carefully directed.
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Virtue with some is nothing but successful temerity.
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Those griefs burn most which gall in secret.
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You want to live-but do you know how to live? You are scared of dying-and, tell me, is the kind of life you lead really any different from being dead?
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